Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 71
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 71
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च शृणुयादपि यो नरः।
सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभाँल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम्॥
Transliteration
Shraddhavan-anasuyash-cha shrinuyad-api yo narah
So'pi muktah shubhal-lokan prapnuyat punya-karmanam
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
श्रद्धावान्shraddhavanwith faith
अनसूयःanasuyahfree from envy
शृणुयात्shrinuyatlistens
अपिapieven
यः नरःyah narahthe person who
सः अपिsah apithat person also
मुक्तःmuktahliberated
शुभान् लोकान्shubhan lokanauspicious worlds
प्राप्नुयात्prapnuyatwould attain
पुण्यकर्मणाम्punya-karmanamof the meritorious
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जो मनुष्य श्रद्धा से और ईर्ष्या-रहित होकर इसे सुनता भी है — वह भी पापों से मुक्त होकर पुण्यकर्मियों के शुभ लोकों को प्राप्त होता है।
English Translation
Even one who merely listens to this with faith and without envy is liberated and attains the auspicious worlds of the meritorious.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna extends the Gita's blessings even to listeners who may not fully study or teach it. Two conditions suffice: faith and freedom from envy. Even passive reception of divine wisdom, when accompanied by the right attitude, grants liberation and merit. This makes the Gita's grace universally accessible.